Battle graves, medieval wall paintings and a house in the 1940s will be among the topics covered by a series of workshops at a history conference.

Placing History Today, to be held at Ruskin College, Oxford, is the second national conference on public history to be held in Britain.

Public history is defined as the way we see history in our daily lives, from items we have inherited to the plaques in the street.

The conference, which takes place on Saturday, May 12 from 10am to 6pm, aims to break down the boundaries between people who do research for a living and enthusiasts who do it for fun.

There will be more than 30 workshop presentations by museum curators, family historians, teachers, researchers and community campaigners.

Keynote speakers are to include Brian Edwards, public historian and recent exposer of the 20th century re-making of Stonehenge and Mike Marqusee, author of Redemption Song, the acclaimed book about Muhammad Ali and 1960s politics.

Dr Hilda Kean, conference organiser and history tutor at the college, in Walton Street, said: "This will be a great day out for anyone interested in history and discussing and sharing their enthusiasms.

"It shows that history is very much about now and the place history has in our daily lives."

For more information call Stephen Hewitt on 01865 517828.